5/7/15 - Hamlin Twp barn fire, 6705 S. Royston

The Hamlin Township Fire Department, with automatic aid from the Eaton Rapids and Eaton Rapids Township fire departments, responded to a barn fire at 6705 S. Royston Rd just after 5:30 PM on Thursday, May 7. 2015. First units arriving reported a large, 2 story barn completely involved in fire. Command requested additional mutual aid for a tanker from Springport. Unseasonably warm temperatures were accompanied by strong winds from the south which drove burning embers northward, causing spot fires that needed to be extinguished. Personnel were on scene for several hours working to completely put out the blaze. Tankers refilled from a hydrant in Eaton Rapids. One firefighter was transported to the hospital with minor injuries by EMS.